Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Zina,

There isn't a bulletproof way to stop people from quitting. The only way to build your down line is to keep sponsoring new affiliates until one of them realizes the opportunity you gave him/her and starts working the system.

What you CAN do is always be supportive, make guides and tutorials on how to do everything from the early steps to the final stages of setting up your business. Make Step-by-Step guides with screenshots for some of the more complicated actions and send it to the affiliates that stay. Buy or write a guide on how make and post ads (if you yourself know how to do it - of course) and hold it ready for the "Workers".

Roam around, buy a few e-books that could help you build your business and share them with your team if they decide to stay with you. Make them feel loved and show them you genuinely care for their success more than for your own. Always focus on your TEAM - you are going to grow with them. Celebrate every success and every step forward you or ANY of your team members make. This will help them be more self-confident and bold.

Lead by example - always give a good one. Don't waste your time on people who log out before you can even write them a welcome message. They'll maybe come back after they realize how successful you got while you write your regular team mails. NEVER GIVE UP and share that with your down line.

EVERYTHING you do in SFI pays off on the long run in more than just one level.

Hope this helps!

Cheers!
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Dear Zina,

There isn't a bulletproof way to stop people from quitting. The only way to build your down line is to keep sponsoring new affiliates until one of them realizes the opportunity you gave him/her and starts working the system.

What you CAN do is always be supportive, make guides and tutorials on how to do everything from the early steps to the final stages of setting up your business. Make Step-by-Step guides with screenshots for some of the more complicated actions
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Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Sue,

First and foremost, thank you for such an important question.
There isn't a universal answer you can give to every person, but there are some things you should definitely include in your answer. I usually start the conversation off with
the company's history and success rate. Don't put in too much numbers, because most people get scared of statistics. Try to talk to them with the utmost enthusiasm and explain to them how it was a great opportunity for you, and you took it. Tell them how easy it is to navigate the website and promote the products. You should talk them through at least 2-3 methods of moneymaking and just run through the rest. You'll see which one catches their interest most and focus on that.

Don't try to persuade people who aren't interested from the start. It's a waste of time and energy. Focus on the interested once, and try to navigate through the conversations with points of interest for the person you are talking to. Start with warm marketing and people you know, so you can get a handle on it. Practice with your friends and family for a bit if need be.

Try to make the conversation more interesting, but always be honest. Never make promises, speak only in opportunities and offer your help along the path. Never PROMISE you will do the work for your affiliates. They have to learn from you and you have to lead by example. I usually explain the basics, show them how to do them on my own laptop, give them a few minutes to try it by themselves - and then answer all their questions on the spot. I give them my e-mail address and phone number for further questions.

To do a resume :

1. Present basic info about the company (if they're hooked, go further, if not, leave it be.)

2. Show them the website.

3. Talk about different money-making ways.

4. Show them your profile and talk about how you got where you are.

5. Share your future plans (Only in general, don't reveal all of you ideas just now :)

6. If they agree, simply lead by example and encourage them to work hard (cheer for them in E365 and other events)

7. ALWAYS BE HONEST and don't forget about all the games SFI has to offer. Working can be fun, too. :)

I hope this helps at least a bit. If you need anything, feel free to contact me via e-mail :

[email protected]

Cheers!
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Dear Sue,

First and foremost, thank you for such an important question.
There isn't a universal answer you can give to every person, but there are some things you should definitely include in your answer. I usually start the conversation off with
the company's history and success rate. Don't put in too much numbers, because most people get scared of statistics. Try to talk to them with the utmost enthusiasm and explain to them how it was a great opportunity for you, and you
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Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Emmanuel,

What I usually do when I arrive at the point where a prospect is interested in SFI is that I tell them how this business is an opportunity - not necessarily a SOLUTION.

This means that YOU are the one deciding and impacting how much and if you are going to earn anything. This isn't a "Click-to-get-paid" job. You need to create an INTERNET PRESENCE and market YOURSELF, not only the products. If you don't advertise yourself, you can't expect results. This job is about finding a way to do one of or all of the following things :

1. Build up your business

2. Build a strong team

3. Advertise your business

4. Find local sellers or companies to open up E-shops

5. ALWAYS be supportive and open for advice

It doesn't take out much of your time since you can learn the basics on advertising online, most of the teamleaders already hand out easy-start guides and after that the only thing you need is practice.

Don't load them with too much knowledge early on. The most important thing with SFI is to take it slowly - one step at the time.

The launchpad lessons, the Rules of Success and the SFI basics tab has ALL the information needed.

Cheers!
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Dear Emmanuel,

What I usually do when I arrive at the point where a prospect is interested in SFI is that I tell them how this business is an opportunity - not necessarily a SOLUTION.

This means that YOU are the one deciding and impacting how much and if you are going to earn anything. This isn't a "Click-to-get-paid" job. You need to create an INTERNET PRESENCE and market YOURSELF, not only the products. If you don't advertise yourself, you can't expect results.
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Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear David,

That's an excellent question and it needed to be asked sooner or later.

When it comes to online jobs, you take negativity and rejection as part of the job. People are always skeptical to new things, and considering the internet is barely of legal age in most countries, it's still pretty new to most of the generations. It's even more of an obstacle as it's virtual where in contrary most people have learned that "working a real job" is what gets you paid.

In due time, the skepticism will get blown away by worldwide proof of people succeeding and the abstract internet is going to become a stable financial partner for generations to come.

You always have 2 choices when you're facing negativity and rejection :

a) You can leave it be, take it as it is and stop doing what you're good at or

b) Keep your positive attitude and try to convince people you're not offering them an execution but a business opportunity.

Like it or not, the fact that you're going to succeed or not is up to you and your attitude. Don't let contemporary failure get the best of you and simply keep doing what you do and follow the rules of success. Sooner or later, you're going to make it!

See you at the top!

Cheers!
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Dear David,

That's an excellent question and it needed to be asked sooner or later.

When it comes to online jobs, you take negativity and rejection as part of the job. People are always skeptical to new things, and considering the internet is barely of legal age in most countries, it's still pretty new to most of the generations. It's even more of an obstacle as it's virtual where in contrary most people have learned that "working a real job" is what gets you paid.

In
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Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Stephen,

Setting goals has always been a part of you. You know best how you set goals for yourself and how much you can achieve in a given time-period. It's always good is someone pushes and supports you a bit - that are the times you surprise not only everyone else, but even yourself.

My opinion on goals is actually really simple. NEVER set the goals to high, but also never lack of imagination. Take a step at a time and set the first-months goals a bit unrealistic. If you do that, the next month you'll see how far apart of what you had in mind and what is possible you are.

Know yourself! Always be optimistic, but never be naive. If you think you can handle recruiting and supporting 10 EA's each month, then go for it. Don't let anyone stop you! No one is unable to find team members. There's always at least a 100 people that think alike you. Always be yourself and let other people see it.

Take random life situations in account. What can YOU expect of yourself if someone gives you a task and a deadline? How fast can you react upon your own beliefs and expectations and how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this goal.

It's always a struggle inside of you that keeps you going and YOU are the one that decides which side of you is going to take the lead.

I'm sure you will find it out by yourself pretty soon and you look like a winner to me!
Go for it and do your best. Setting goals is an essential, but easy part of this job. Rely on yourself, but trust in your down line and every goal you ever set is going to be just a small hurdle for you! :)

Cheers!
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Dear Stephen,

Setting goals has always been a part of you. You know best how you set goals for yourself and how much you can achieve in a given time-period. It's always good is someone pushes and supports you a bit - that are the times you surprise not only everyone else, but even yourself.

My opinion on goals is actually really simple. NEVER set the goals to high, but also never lack of imagination. Take a step at a time and set the first-months goals a bit unrealistic. If
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Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear readers,

I appreciate the question as it's something everyone of us has asked himself.

Every traditional business grows if you have 2 important ingredients :

1. Preparation
2. Luck

One can't go without the other.

Every once in a while someone makes it against the odds because he was either very well prepared or had a lot of luck and was at the right time in the right place.

As this isn't a traditional business, the rules are a bit different. You don't need money to start, lots of luck and not even a lot of preparation. People who are stuck in the "not making money" zone for months or years are definitely doing one of the following things wrong :

1. They didn't follow the rules of success.
2. They didn't promote (or if they did, they've done it all the same never changing or adapting their ads).
3. They didn't duplicate nor support their downline.

SFI is a great company withstanding every type of weather for years and a LOT of people have become really successful through SFI. Set small goals, take small steps but NEVER stop or turn around and leave it. Persistence ALWAYS pays off in the end. There is no 100% rule to achieve success. It's always up to change and view-angles and creative solutions can always turn everything around.

If you want to succeed in this job, then be persistent, be always open to a fresh perspective, nurture and support your down line as if they were your children and do something for your business EVERY day, even if it's just a small step!

I hope this helps!

See you at the top :)
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Dear readers,

I appreciate the question as it's something everyone of us has asked himself.

Every traditional business grows if you have 2 important ingredients :

1. Preparation
2. Luck

One can't go without the other.

Every once in a while someone makes it against the odds because he was either very well prepared or had a lot of luck and was at the right time in the right place.

As this isn't a traditional business, the rules
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